Comments on: Skin Care Myths: Antibiotics Make Your Birth Control Pill Less Effective http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/13/skin-care-myths-antibiotics-make-your-birth-control-pill-less-effective/ Smarter Skin Care Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dr. Benabio http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/13/skin-care-myths-antibiotics-make-your-birth-control-pill-less-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Dr. Benabio Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:16:22 +0000 http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/13/skin-care-myths-antibiotics-make-your-birth-control-pill-less-effective/#comment-504 Dr Val, Thanks!I didn't realize this statement is in the insert; no doubt it is to protect the manufacturer. Obviously a few people will get pregnant while on birth control pills. Some of them might also have been taking antibiotics. There is no good data to support that there is any relationship between the two. Dr Val,
Thanks!I didn’t realize this statement is in the insert; no doubt it is to protect the manufacturer. Obviously a few people will get pregnant while on birth control pills. Some of them might also have been taking antibiotics. There is no good data to support that there is any relationship between the two.

]]> By: Dr. Val http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/13/skin-care-myths-antibiotics-make-your-birth-control-pill-less-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Dr. Val Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:10:18 +0000 http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/13/skin-care-myths-antibiotics-make-your-birth-control-pill-less-effective/#comment-498 It's understandable that patients would be confused about this, since the package inserts read: "Pregnancy while taking combined hormonal contraceptives has been reported when the combined hormonal contraceptives were administered with anti-microbials such as ampicillin, tetracycline, and griseofulvin. However, clinical pharmacokinetic studies have not demonstrated any consistent effects of antibiotics (other than rifampin) on plasma concentrations of synthetic steroids." I guess a few case reports still have to be mentioned, and it's hard to prove beyond all doubt that there's no correlation... It’s understandable that patients would be confused about this, since the package inserts read:

“Pregnancy while taking combined hormonal contraceptives has been reported when the combined hormonal contraceptives were administered with anti-microbials such as ampicillin, tetracycline, and griseofulvin. However, clinical pharmacokinetic studies have not demonstrated any consistent effects of antibiotics (other than rifampin) on plasma concentrations of synthetic steroids.”

I guess a few case reports still have to be mentioned, and it’s hard to prove beyond all doubt that there’s no correlation…

]]> By: R.j. http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/13/skin-care-myths-antibiotics-make-your-birth-control-pill-less-effective/comment-page-1/#comment-490 R.j. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:46:35 +0000 http://thedermblog.com/2008/02/13/skin-care-myths-antibiotics-make-your-birth-control-pill-less-effective/#comment-490 This is good to know. Thanks for the info! This is good to know. Thanks for the info!

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